Historical Birthday

30 Nov 1340
John Duke of Berry French art collector and third son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxemburg born in Chteau de Vincennes France (d. 1416)
30 Nov 1364
John FitzAlan 2nd Baron Arundel English soldier (d. 1390)
30 Nov 1373
Ferdinand I the Righteous King of Aragon and Sicily born in Medina del Campo (d. 1416)
30 Nov 1427
Casimir IV Jagiellon King of Poland (1447-92) born in Krakw Poland (d. 1492)
30 Nov 1466
Andrea Doria Genoese statesman and admiral born in Oneglia Duchy of Milan (d. 1560)
30 Nov 1498
Andrs de Urdaneta Spanish Augustinian friar sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)
30 Nov 1508
Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola] architect
30 Nov 1554
Philip Sidney England poetstatesmansoldier (Arcadia)
30 Nov 1602
Otto von Guericke German scientist inventor and politician born in Magdeburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1686)
30 Nov 1634
Andres de Sola Spanish composer born in Tudela (d. 1696)
30 Nov 1637
Louis-Sbastien Le Nain de Tillemont French historian (d. 1698)
30 Nov 1683
Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhller Austrian field marshal (d. 1744)
30 Nov 1693
Christoph Frster German composer (d. 1745)
30 Nov 1719
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
30 Nov 1722
Theodore Gardelle Swiss painter and enameler (d. 1761)
30 Nov 1723
William Livingston revolutionary Governor of New Jersey (d. 1790)
30 Nov 1768
Jdrzej niadecki Polish writer physician chemist and biologist (d. 1838)
30 Nov 1810
Oliver Fisher Winchester rifle maker (Winchester)
30 Nov 1813
Louise-Victorine Ackermann French poet (d. 1890)
30 Nov 1821
Gustavus Woodson Smith Secy War (Confederacy) (d. 1896)
30 Nov 1821
Frederick Temple 95th Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1902)
30 Nov 1826
George Washington Deitzler American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Pine Grove Pennsylvania (d. 1884)
30 Nov 1827
Constantine P Pobedonostsev Russian reactionary lawyersenator
30 Nov 1827
Ernest H Baillon French botanist (History of Plants)
30 Nov 1828
Jedediah Hotchkiss Engineer (Confederate Army) (d. 1899)
30 Nov 1836
Lord Frederick Cavendish British politician (d. 1882)
30 Nov 1855
Marie WF Treub Dutch economistminister of AgricultureFinance
30 Nov 1857
Robert Abel cricketer (The Guvnor Surrey & England batsman)
30 Nov 1858
Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian physicist polymath and writer born in Munshiganj British India (d. 1937)
30 Nov 1859
Sergei Lyapunov Russian composer and pianist born in Yaroslavl Russian Empire (d. 1924)
30 Nov 1861
French Gailliard Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens)
30 Nov 1863
Andres Bonifacio leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain
30 Nov 1870
Princess Henriette Duchess of Vendme and Alenon (d. 1948)
30 Nov 1885
Albrecht (von) Kesselring German fieldmarshal (PolandNetherland)
30 Nov 1889
Edgar D Adrian English physiologist (Nobel 1932)
30 Nov 1897
Quinto Maganini American composer (The Argonauts) born in Fairfield California (d. 1974)
30 Nov 1900
Korneel Goossens Flemish literatureart historian
30 Nov 1903
Germaine Emilie Madame Gres Krebs haute Couturist
30 Nov 1904
Philip Burton Welsh director acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton born in Mountain Ash Glamorganshire
30 Nov 1906
Marina princess of GreeceDenmarkhusband of English prince George
30 Nov 1907
Jacques Barzun French author (The House of Interlect) (d. 2012)
30 Nov 1910
Paul Cerutti Monaco trap shooter disqualified for drugs in 76 oly
30 Nov 1911
Jorge Negrete [Moreno] Mexican singer and actor (The Rebel La madrina del diablo) born in Guanajuato Mexico (d. 1953)
30 Nov 1912
Constant Stotijn Dutch oboist (Residence Orchestra)
30 Nov 1912
Gordon Parks Ft Scott KS film directorauthor (Learning Tree)
30 Nov 1913
John K M McCaffery TV host (One Minute Please) born in Moscow Idaho
30 Nov 1915
Angier Biddle Duke American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history born in NYC New York (d. 1995)
30 Nov 1915
Walter Brown Brownie McGhee Knoxville Tennessee American blues singerguitarist
30 Nov 1916
Michael Gwynn English actor (Village of Damned Question 7) born in Bath England (d. 1976)
30 Nov 1918
Efren Zimbalist Jr American actor (77 Sunset Strip FBI Scruples) born in NYC New York (d. 2014)
30 Nov 1919
Anne S Wadman Frisian literary (Fioele & faem Smearlappen)
30 Nov 1919
Jan Elburg [Joannes G] Dutch poet (Through the Night)
30 Nov 1920
Virginia Mayo [Jones] American actress (The Best Years of Our Lives Out of the Blue White Heat) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2005)
30 Nov 1924
Allan Sherman American parody singer and songwriter (Hello Muddah Hello Faddah) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1973)
30 Nov 1925
Maxwell Street Jimmy Charles Davis Thomas blues musician
30 Nov 1926
Richard Crenna American actor (Rambo Summer Rental Sand Pebbles) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2003)
30 Nov 1927
Robert Guillaume [Williams] American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King Sports Night Benson Soap) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2017)
30 Nov 1927
Odvar Nordli 21st Prime Minister of Norway (Labour 1976-81) born in Tangen Norway (d. 2018)
30 Nov 1929
Joan Ganz Cooney founder of the Childrens Television Workshop (Sesame Street) born in Phoenix Arizona
30 Nov 1930
G[eorge] Gordon Liddy Watergate felon and radio host born in Brooklyn New York
30 Nov 1930
James Felton Boyd Rocky Mount NC light HW boxer (Olympic gold 1956)
30 Nov 1930
William H Dana test pilot (X-15) born in Pasadena California
30 Nov 1931
Gunther Herbig Usti-nad-Labem Czech conductor (East Berlin Orchestra)
30 Nov 1931
Jack Ging American actor (11th Hour Ripcord Tales of Wells Fargo) born in Alva Oklahoma
30 Nov 1931
Jack Sheldon American jazz trumpeter singer and actor (Run Buddy Run Merv Griffin) born in Jacksonville Florida
30 Nov 1932
David Lightbown British politician and government whip
30 Nov 1932
Cho Namchul South Korean professional Go player (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1936
Abbie Hoffman aka Free Yippieactivistauthor (Steal this Book)
30 Nov 1937
Jimmy Bowen American record producer and pop star (Im Stickin With You) born in Santa Rita New Mexico
30 Nov 1937
Ridley Scott English film director (Alien Blade Runner) born in South Shields England
30 Nov 1943
J[ames] J[ay] Barnes US gospelsinger (Please Let Me In)
30 Nov 1943
Jerry Hunt American composer born in Waco Texas (d. 1993)
30 Nov 1943
Leo Lyons Standbridge Beds rock bassist (Ten Years After)
30 Nov 1943
Oscar Harris SurinamesDutch singer (Try a Little Love)
30 Nov 1943
Terrence Malick film director (Badlands The Tree of Life) born in Ottawa Illinois
30 Nov 1944
Dian Parkinson [Dianna Lynn Batts] Camp LeJune NC Miss USA (1965)
30 Nov 1944
Luther T Ingram US singersongwriter (Ill Be Your Shelter)
30 Nov 1944
Rob Grill rock bassistvocalist (Grass Roots) born in Los Angeles California
30 Nov 1945
Michael Joyce Irish stage manager and theatre director born in Galway Ireland (d. 1994)
30 Nov 1945
Radu Lupu Galati Romania pianist (Enesco 1st prize-1967)
30 Nov 1945
Roger Glover British hard rock bassist (Episode Six-Deep Purple)
30 Nov 1946
Ken Wadsworth cricket keeper (NZ dashing batsman)
30 Nov 1946
Marina Abramovi Serbian American performance artist born in Belgrade Serbia
30 Nov 1947
David Mamet playwrightdir (Speed the Plow House of Games) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Nov 1949
Arthur Lee Washington Jr murderer (FBI Most Wanted) born in Neptune Township New Jersey
30 Nov 1949
Margaret Whitton actress (Good & Evil Major League) born in Meade Maryland (d. 2016)
30 Nov 1950
Kathryn Witt actress (Lenny Pam-Flying High) born in Miami Florida
30 Nov 1950
Paul Westphal NBA guard (Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns)
30 Nov 1952
Mandy Patinkin American actor and singer (Yentl The Princess Bride Homeland) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Nov 1952
Keith Giffen American comic book writer and artist
30 Nov 1953
Shuggie Otis American singer-songwriter born in Los Angeles California
30 Nov 1954
George McArdle rock bassist (Little River Band Melbourne
30 Nov 1954
June Pointer singer (Pointer Sisters-Im So excited)
30 Nov 1954
Simonetta Stefanelli Italian Actress (The Godfather)
30 Nov 1955
Billy Idol [William Broad] rocker (White Wedding)
30 Nov 1955
Kevin Conroy actor (Tour of Duty Another World) born in Westport Connecticut
30 Nov 1957
John Ashton English guitarist (Psychedelic Furs)
30 Nov 1957
Richard Barbieri British keyboardist (Porcupine Tree)
30 Nov 1957
Colin Mochrie Scottish-born Canadian comedian
30 Nov 1958
Stacey Q [Stacey Lynn Swain] American singer (Two of Hearts) born in Fullerton California
30 Nov 1959
Lorraine Kelly British presenter and journalist
30 Nov 1960
Bob Tewksbury pitcher (San Diego Padres) born in Concord New Hampshire
30 Nov 1960
Dan Rashovich CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
30 Nov 1960
Gary Lineker English soccer player (World Cup 1986)
30 Nov 1961
Innocent Egbunike Nigeria 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
30 Nov 1962
Bo Jackson baseballfootball player (KC Royals LA Raiders)
30 Nov 1965
Ben Stiller American actor (Ben Stiller Show Next of Kin Cable Guy) born in NYC New York
30 Nov 1965
Mike Zandofsky NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles)
30 Nov 1966
Phillipe Bozon hockey forward (Team France 1998)
30 Nov 1966
David Nicholls English novelist and screenwriter
30 Nov 1967
Margaret Platt golfer (1995 Healthsouth-9th) born in NYC New York
30 Nov 1968
Desree [Desire Annette Weeks] English singer (Feel So High You Gotta Be Life)
30 Nov 1968
Laurent Jalabert French road cyclist (Tour de France points 1992 95 mountains 2001-2) born in Mazamet France
30 Nov 1968
DuShon Monique Brown American actor (Prison Break Connie-Chicago Fire) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2018)
30 Nov 1969
Carrie Jean Yazel Huntington Beach California playmate (May 1991)
30 Nov 1969
Larry Brown NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys Oakland Raiders)
30 Nov 1969
Mark Lewis American MLB infielder (Detroit Tigers) born in Hamilton Ohio
30 Nov 1970
Corrina Kennedy Saskatoon Saskatchawan kayaker (Olympics 1996)
30 Nov 1970
John DeWitt WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
30 Nov 1970
Mario Bailey WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
30 Nov 1970
Natalie Williams volleyball outside hitter (Olympics 1996) born in Long Beach California
30 Nov 1970
Robert Griffith NFL strong safety (Minnesota Vikings)
30 Nov 1485
Veronica Gambara Italian poet born in Pralboino Lombardy Italy (d. 1550)
30 Nov 1498
Andrs de Urdaneta Spanish Augustinian friar sail-captain and explorer born in Ordizia Gipuzkoa Crown of Castile (d. 1568)
30 Nov 1508
Andrea Palladio [Andrea di Pietro della Gondola] Italian architect (Il Redentore Venice) born in Padua Italy (d. 1580)
30 Nov 1554
Philip Sidney English Elizabethan era poet (Arcadia) and soldier born in Penshurst Kent England (d. 1586)
30 Nov 1593
Johann Dilliger German composer born in Eisfeld Hildburghausen Thuringia Germany (d. 1647)
30 Nov 1594
John Cosin English clergyman born in Norwich Norfolk England (d. 1672)
30 Nov 1622
Thomas of Apshoven Flemish painter born in Antwerp
30 Nov 1625
Jean Domat French jurist born in Clermont Auvergne (d. 1696)
30 Nov 1637
Louis-Sbastien Le Nain de Tillemont French ecclesiastical historian born in Paris (d. 1698)
30 Nov 1645
Andreas Werkmeister German organist and composer born in Benneckenstein Germany (d. 1706)
30 Nov 1670
John Toland Irish rationalist philosopher born in Ardagh County Donegal Ireland (d. 1722)
30 Nov 1683
Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhller Austrian field marshal born in Linz Austria (d. 1744)
30 Nov 1693
Christoph Frster German composer born in Bibra Thuringia (d. 1745)
30 Nov 1699
Christian VI King of Denmark and Norway born in Copenhagen Castle Denmark (d. 1746)
30 Nov 1719
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick Prince of Wales born in Gotha Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Germany (d. 1772)
30 Nov 1722
Thodore Gardelle Swiss painter and enameler born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1761)
30 Nov 1723
William Livingston American politician and 1st revolutionary Governor of New Jersey born in Albany Province of New York (d. 1790)
30 Nov 1726
Jacques Aliamet French etcher and engraver born in Abbeville France (d. 1788)
30 Nov 1753
Johann Baptist Schenk Austrian composer born in Wiener Neustadt Austria (d. 1836)
30 Nov 1756
Ernst Chladni German physicist and musician (Estimating the speed of sound Chladnis law) born in Wittenberg Electorate of Saxony (d. 1827)
30 Nov 1764
Franz Xaver Gerl composer born in Andorf Austria (d. 1827)
30 Nov 1768
Jdrzej niadecki Polish writer physician chemist (creation of modern Polish terminology in the field of chemistry) born in nin Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1838)
30 Nov 1781
Alexander Berry Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales Australia) born in Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse Cupar Fife Scotland(d. 1873)
30 Nov 1796
Carl Loewe German composer born in Lbejn Germany (d. 1869)
30 Nov 1809
Thomas Molleson Mudie English composer born in London (d. 1876)
30 Nov 1810
Oliver Winchester American politician and rifle maker (Winchester Repeating Arms Company) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1880)
30 Nov 1813
Charles-Valentin Alkan French pianist and composer born in Paris (d. 1888)
30 Nov 1813
Hermann Kurz German poet and novelist (Schillers Heimatjahre) born in Reutlingen Germany (d. 1873)
30 Nov 1813
Louise-Victorine Ackermann French poet (works characterized by a deep sense of pessimism) born in Paris (d. 1890)
30 Nov 1821
Gustavus Woodson Smith American Major General (Confederate States Army) born in Georgetown Kentucky (d. 1896)
30 Nov 1821
Frederick Temple 95th Archbishop of Canterbury born in Levks Greece (d. 1902)
30 Nov 1827
Henri Ernest Baillon French botanist (History of Plants) born in Calais France (d. 1895)
30 Nov 1861
Ludwig Thuille Austrian composer (sextet for piano and wind quintet) born in Bozen Tyrol (now Bozano Italy) (d. 1907)
30 Nov 1934
Steve Hamilton American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers) born in Columbia Kentucky (d. 1997)
30 Nov 1937
Tom Simpson English road cyclist (World Road Race Champion 1965) born in Haswell County Durham (d. 1967)
30 Nov 1944
Dian Parkinson [Dianna Lynn Batts] American model (The Price Is Right) and Miss USA 1965 born in Jacksonville North Carolina
30 Nov 1944
Luther T Ingram American singersongwriter (Ill Be Your Shelter)
30 Nov 1946
Ken Wadsworth New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and dashing batsman born in Nelson New Zealand (d. 1976)
30 Nov 1949
Bill Reichenbach Jr. American trombonist born in Takoma Park Maryland
30 Nov 1949
Ruby Starr [Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak] American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas) born in Toledo Ohio (d. 1995)
30 Nov 1953
David Sancious American musician born in Asbury Park New Jersey
30 Nov 1959
Randy Gane American keyboardist born in Mount Clemens Michigan
30 Nov 1970
Yayuk Basuki Indonesian tennis player and politician born in Yogyakarta Java Indonesia
30 Nov 1971
Matthew Lawton American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000 04 Minnesota Twins) born in Gulfport Mississippi
30 Nov 1971
Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis cricket bowler (NZ open v England 1994)
30 Nov 1971
Ivan Rodriguez Vega Baja Puerto Rico catcher (Texas Rangers)
30 Nov 1971
Ray Durham American MLB infielder (Chicago White Sox) born in Charlotte North Carolina
30 Nov 1828
Jedediah Hotchkiss American topographer and cartographer born in Windsor New York (d. 1899)
30 Nov 1836
Lord Frederick Cavendish English politician who was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in May 1882 and murdered only hours after his arrival in Dublin born in Compton Place Eastbourne Sussex (d. 1882)
30 Nov 1840
Henry Birks Canadian businessman and founder of Henri Birks and Sons born in Montreal Lower Canada (d. 1928)
30 Nov 1843
Jzsef Kiss Hungarian literary (Zsido Dalok) born in Mezcst Hungary (d. 1921)
30 Nov 1847
August Klughardt German composer born in Kthen Germany (d. 1902)
30 Nov 1855
Willem Treub Dutch economist and politician born in Voorschoten Netherlands (d. 1931)
30 Nov 1857
Bobby Abel English cricketer (The Guvnor Surrey & England batsman) born in Rotherhithe Surrey England (d. 1936)
30 Nov 1859
Sergei Lyapunov Russian pianist and composer (Lezghinka) born in Yaroslavl Russian Empire (d. 1924)
30 Nov 1861
Franz Gailliard Belgian painter (Zeustempel in Athens) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1932)
30 Nov 1863
Andrs Bonifacio Filipino revolutionary leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain born in Manila Philippines (d. 1897)
30 Nov 1863
Gellio Benevenuto Coronaro Italian pianist and composer born in Vicenza Italy (d. 1916)
30 Nov 1870
Cecil Forsyth English composer born in Greenwich England (d. 1941)
30 Nov 1870
Princess Henriette Duchess of Vendme and Alenon born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1948)
30 Nov 1884
Ture Rangstrm Swedish composer born in Stockholm (d. 1947)
30 Nov 1889
Edgar Adrian English physiologist (Nobel 1932-function of neurons) born in Hampstead London (d. 1977)
30 Nov 1890
John Tasker Howard American composer and music historian born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1964)
30 Nov 1907
Jacques Barzun French author (The House of Intellect) born in Crteil France (d. 2012)
30 Nov 1910
Paul Cerutti Monegasque trap shooter who was disqualified for drugs in the 1976 Olympics
30 Nov 1914
Charles Hawtrey [Hartree] English actor (Carry On films) born in Hounslow England (d. 1988)
30 Nov 1919
Jan Elburg [Joannes G] Dutch poet (Through the Night)
30 Nov 1937
Abdelmajid Tlemani Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps Esprance Sportive de Tunis) born in Tunis Tunisia (d. 2020)
30 Nov 1955
Billy Idol [William Broad] rocker (White Wedding)
30 Nov 1962
Bo Jackson American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985 Auburn Pro Bowl 1990 LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989 KC Royals) born in Bessemer Alabama
30 Nov 1971
Heath Davis New Zealand cricket bowler (NZ open v England 1994) born in Wellington New Zealand
30 Nov 1971
Ivn Rodrguez MLB catcher (Texas Rangers) born in Vega Baja Puerto Rico
30 Nov 1922
Weston Noble American music educator and conductor (Luther College 1948-2005) born in Riceville Iowa (d. 2016)
30 Nov 1930
G. Gordon Liddy Watergate felon and radio host born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021)
30 Nov 1932
Bob Moore American session double bassist (Patsy Cline Elvis Presley Roger Miller) and orchestra leader (Mexico) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2021)
30 Nov 1934
Lansana Cont Guinean politician born in Dubreka Guinea (d. 2008)
30 Nov 1945
Roger Glover British hard rock bassist (Episode Six Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Rainbow) born near Brecon Wales
30 Nov 1947
Sergio Badilla Castillo Chilean poet born in Valparaiso Chile
30 Nov 1949
Margaret Whitton American actress (Good & Evil Major League) born in Meade Maryland (d. 2016)
30 Nov 1949
Billy Drago American character actor specializing in roles as a villain (Pale Rider The Untouchables) born in Hugoton Kansas (d. 2019)
30 Nov 1949
Bill Reichenbach Jr. American jazz and session trombonist and euphonium player born in Takoma Park Maryland
30 Nov 1950
Kathryn Witt American actress (Lenny Flying High - Pam) born in Miami Florida
30 Nov 1950
Paul Westphal American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA Cship 1974 NBA All-Star 197781 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns) and coach (Phoenix Suns Seattle SuperSonics Sacramento Kings) born in Torrance California (d. 2021)
30 Nov 1955
Kevin Conroy American actor (Tour of Duty Another World) born in Westport Connecticut
30 Nov 1961
Tony Armatrading British stage and screen actor (Colour Blind Notting Hill) born in Birmingham England (d. 2021)
30 Nov 1622
Thomas van Apshoven Flemish painter born in Antwerp (d. 1664)
30 Nov 1781
Alexander Berry Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales Australia) born in Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse Cupar Fife Scotland (d. 1873)
30 Nov 1857
Bobby Abel English cricket batsman (13 Tests 2 x 100 HS 132no Surrey CCC) born in Rotherhithe England (d. 1936)
30 Nov 1895
Johann Nepomuk David Austrian-German composer born in Eferding Austria (d. 1977)
30 Nov 1897
Andreas Nezertis Greek composer born in Patras Greece (d. 1980)
30 Nov 1898
Roy Link Lyman American NFL player (Chicago Bears) born in Table Rock Nebraska (d. 1972)
30 Nov 1900
Korneel Goossens Flemish literary figure and art historian (d. 1971)
30 Nov 1903
Madame Grs [Germaine Emilie Krebs] French haute couturier (Grs) born in Paris France (d. 1993)
30 Nov 1904
Clyfford Still American abstract painter and leading figure of the Abstract Expressionists born in Grandin North Dakota (d. 1980)
30 Nov 1904
Philip Burton Welsh theater director acting teacher and mentor to Richard Burton born in Mountain Ash Glamorganshire (d. 1995)
30 Nov 1906
Marina Princess of Greece and Denmark Duchess of Kent husband of English Prince George born in Athens Greece (d. 1968)
30 Nov 1907
Gyorgy Ranki Hungarian composer born in Budapest (d. 1992)
30 Nov 1912
Constant Stotijn Dutch oboist (Residence Orchestra) (d. 1975)
30 Nov 1912
Gordon Parks American film pioneering black director photographer and author (Learning Tree) born in Fort Scott Kansas (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1913
John K. M. McCaffery American TV host (One Minute Please) born in Moscow Idaho (d. 1983)
30 Nov 1915
(Walter) Brownie McGhee American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist born in Knoxville Tennessee (d. 1996)
30 Nov 1915
Henry Taube Canadian-born American chemist (Nobel Prize 1983 - mechanisms of electron-transfer reactions) born in Neudorf Saskatchewan (d. 2005)
30 Nov 1918
Efren Zimbalist Jr American actor (77 Sunset Strip Scruples The F.B.I.) born in NYC New York (d. 2014)
30 Nov 1918
Johnnie Jones American attorney civil rights activist (1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott) and US Army veteran (Normandy Invasion - Purple Heart Battle of the Bulge) born in Laurel Hill Louisiana (d. 2022) [1]
30 Nov 1919
Anne Wadman Dutch writer who wrote in Frisian (Fioele & faem Smearlappen) born in Langweer (d. 1997)
30 Nov 1919
Jan Elburg [Joannes G] Dutch poet (Through the Night) bprn in Wemeldinge Netherlands (d. 1992)
30 Nov 1922
Robert Evett American composer born in Loveland Colorado (d. 1975)
30 Nov 1928
Joe B. Hall American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Division I Cship 1978 University of Kentucky 1972-85) born in Cynthiana Kentucky (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1930
G. Gordon Liddy American Watergate felon and radio host born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021)
30 Nov 1931
(Beryl) Jack Sheldon American jazz trumpeter (Merv Griffin) singer (Schoolhouse Rock) and actor (Run Buddy Run) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2019)
30 Nov 1937
Jess del Muro Mexican soccer defender (40 caps Atlas FC CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC CF Pachuca Jalisco AC) born in Guadalajara Mexico (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1940
Glenn English American politician (Rep-D-OK 1975-94) born in Cordell Oklahoma
30 Nov 1943
(James Jay) J.J. Barnes American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (Please Let Me In Baby Please Come Back Home) born in Detroit Michigan
30 Nov 1943
Jerry Hunt American experimental composer and video artist born in Waco Texas (d. 1993)
30 Nov 1943
Leo Lyons British blues-rock bassist (Ten Years After - Love Like a Man Choo Choo Mama) born in Mansfield Nottinghamshire England
30 Nov 1943
Oscar Harris Surinames-Dutch pop and soul singer (Try A Little Love) born in Albina Suriname
30 Nov 1943
Terrence Malick American film director (Badlands The Tree of Life) born in Ottawa Illinois
30 Nov 1944
Luther T Ingram American singer-songwriter (Ill Be Your Shelter)
30 Nov 1944
Rob Grill American rock bassistvocalist (Grass Roots) born in Los Angeles California
30 Nov 1945
Radu Lupu Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold 1966 George Enesco Competition - 1st prize 1967) born in Galati Romania (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1946
Ken Wadsworth New Zealand cricket wicket-keeperbatsman (33 Tests 96 dismissals 5 x 50s Central Districts CA) born in Nelson New Zealand (d. 1976)
30 Nov 1952
Mandy Patinkin American stage and screen actor (Yentl The Princess Bride Homeland) and singer (Sunday in the Park with George Evita) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Nov 1953
(Alphonso) Mike Espy American lawyer and politician (US Representative for Mississippi 1987-93 (D) Secretary of Agriculture 1993-94) born in Yazoo City Mississippi
30 Nov 1953
(Johnny) Shuggie Otis [Veliotes] American rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Strawberry Letter 23 Inspiration Information) born in Los Angeles California
30 Nov 1953
David Sancious American session and touring keyboardist (E Street Band 1972-74 Peter Gabriel Stanley Clarke Zuccchero) born in Asbury Park New Jersey
30 Nov 1954
George McArdle Australian rock bassist (Little River Band) born in Melbourne Australia
30 Nov 1954
June Pointer American pop and R&B singer (Pointer Sisters -Fire Hes So Shy Jump (For My Love) Slow Hand) born in Oakland California (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1955
Billy Idol [William Broad] British-American pop-punk singer (White Wedding Dancing With Myself) born in Stanmore England
30 Nov 1955
Kevin Conroy American actor (Tour of Duty Batman- The Animated Series) born in Westport Connecticut (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1955
Richard Burr American politician (Senator-R-North Carolina 2005- Rep-R-North Carolina 1995-2005) born in Charlottesville North Carolina
30 Nov 1958
Stacey Q [Swain] American singer (Two of Hearts) born in Fullerton California
30 Nov 1966
David Nicholls English novelist and screenwriter (One Day) born in Eastleigh England
30 Nov 1968
Desree [Desire Annette Weeks] English singer (Feel So High You Gotta Be Life)
30 Nov 1880
Herbert Jones British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900 8 x British Classic Race wins) born in Epsom England (d. 1951)
30 Nov 1898
Roy Link Lyman American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 NFL Cship First-team All-Pro 1930 34 Chicago Bears) born in Table Rock Nebraska (d. 1972)
30 Nov 1907
Johnny Arnold English cricket batsman (1 Test HS 34 Hampshire CCC) and soccer winger (1 cap Oxford City Southampton Fulham) born in Cowley England (d. 1984)
30 Nov 1909
Robert Nighthawk [McCollum] American blues singer electric slide guitarist and harmonica player (Annie Lee Blues) born in Helena Arkansas (d. 1967)
30 Nov 1912
Constant Stotijn Dutch cellist (Residence Orchestra) oboe player and timpanist born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1975)
30 Nov 1915
Robert Lax American poet (The Circus of the Sun The Peacemakers Handbook) born in Olean New York (d. 2000)
30 Nov 1922
Graham Crowden Scottish stage screen and radio actor (O Lucky Man A Very Peculiar Practice) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2010)
30 Nov 1924
Klaus Huber Swiss composer (Tenebrae) and academic born in Bern Switzerland (d. 2017)
30 Nov 1928
Elmira Nazirova Azerbaijani-Israeli classical pianist composer and educator born in Baku USSR (d. 2014)
30 Nov 1931
Cotton Davidson American football quarterback & punter (AFL All-Star 1961 63 AFL All-Star Game MVP 1961 Baltimore Colts Dallas Texans Oakland Raiders) born in Gatesville Texas (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1931
Gnther Herbig German conductor (Detroit Symphony 1984-90 Toronto Symphony 1988-1994 Berlin Symphony 1977-83 Dresden Philharmonic 1972-77) born in st nad Labem Czechoslovakia
30 Nov 1937
Jess del Muro Mexican soccer defender (40 caps Atlas FC CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC CF Pachuca Jalisco AC) born in Guadalajara Mexico (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1937
Tom Simpson English road cyclist (World Cship gold road race 1965 Olympic bronze 1956) born in Haswell England (d. 1967)
30 Nov 1944
Luther Ingram American R&B singer-songwriter ((If Loving You Is Wrong) I Dont Want to Be Right Ill Be Your Shelter) born in Jackson Tennessee (d. 2007)
30 Nov 1946
Ken Wadsworth New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests 96 dismissals 5 x 50s Central Districts CA) born in Nelson New Zealand (d. 1976)
30 Nov 1949
Bill Reichenbach Jr. American jazz and session trombonist and euphonium player born in Takoma Park Maryland
30 Nov 1954
June Pointer American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters -Fire Hes So Shy Jump (For My Love) Slow Hand) born in Oakland California (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1957
Andrew Calhoun American folk singer-songwriter born in New Haven Connecticut
30 Nov 1957
John Ashton English-0American rock guitarist (Psychedelic Furs 1977-2008) and record producer born in London England
30 Nov 1957
Richard Barbieri English progressive rock keyboardist and composer (Porcupine Tree Japan) born in London England
30 Nov 1958
Miodrag Jei Serbian soccer defender (8 caps Yugoslavia FK Partizan Altay) and manager (FK Partizan CSKA Sofia FK Sarajevo) born in Oseenica Serbia (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1962
Daniel Keys Moran American sci-fi writer (The Great Wheel of Existence) born in Los Angeles California
30 Nov 1967
Gary Jones American NFL football safety 1990-96 (Pittsburgh SteeelersNY Jets) born in St. Augustine Texas
30 Nov 1968
Desree [Desire Weeks] English pop singer (Feel So High You Gotta Be Life) born in Croydon England
30 Nov 1364
John FitzAlan 2nd Baron Arundel English nobleman and soldier born in Buckland England (d. 1390)
30 Nov 1634
Andrs de Sola Spanish organist and composer baptized in Tudela Spain (d. 1696)
30 Nov 1861
Ludwig Thuille Austrian composer (sextet for piano and wind quintet) born in Bozen County of Tyrol Austrian Empire (d. 1907)
30 Nov 1893
Titanic Thompson American gambler and hustler born in Monett Missouri (d. 1974)
30 Nov 1900
Corneel Goossens Flemish literary figure and art historian born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1971)
30 Nov 1915
Angier Biddle Duke American diplomat and the youngest American ambassador in history born in New York City (d. 1995)
30 Nov 1918
Efren Zimbalist Jr American actor (77 Sunset Strip Scruples The F.B.I.) born in New York City (d. 2014)
30 Nov 1919
Jan Elburg Dutch poet (Through the Night) born in Wemeldinge Netherlands (d. 1992)
30 Nov 1928
Chic Hecht American Republican politician and Senator from Nevada (1983-89) born in Cape Girardeau Missouri (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1929
Joan Ganz Cooney American educational television writer and producer (co-founder of the Childrens Television Workshop Sesame Street) born in Phoenix Arizona
30 Nov 1930
Jim Boyd American boxer (Olympic gold light-heavyweight 1956) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 1997)
30 Nov 1931
Jack Ging American character actor (11th Hour Ripcord Tales of Wells Fargo) born in Alva Oklahoma (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1932
Cho Namchul South Korean professional Go player born in Buan Korea (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1932
David Lightbown British politician and government whip born in Derby England (d. 1995)
30 Nov 1933
Norman Deeley English soccer forward (FA Cup Final MVP 1960 English Div 1 Cship 1954 58 59 Wolverhampton Wanderers) born in Wednesbury England (d. 2007)
30 Nov 1935
Derek Morgan English rugby union executive (President RFU 2023-24) and No. 8 (9 Tests Northumberland RU) born in Newport Wales (d. 2024)
30 Nov 1936
Abbie Hoffman American political activist co-founder of the Yippies and author (Steal this Book) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1989)
30 Nov 1937
Adeline Yen Mah Chinese-American writer (Falling Leaves) and physician born in Tianjin Republic of China
30 Nov 1937
Jimmy Bowen Jimmy Bowen American rockabilly singer-songwriter (Im Stickin With You) and Grammy Award-winning pop and country music record producer (Dean Martin Glen Campbell Mel Tillis Sammy Davis Jr.) born in Santa Rita New Mexico
30 Nov 1937
Richard Threlkeld American newscaster (CBS News) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa (d. 2012)
30 Nov 1937
Robert Widlar American engineer and inventor of linear integrated circuits born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1991) [1]
30 Nov 1938
Jean Eustache French filmmaker (La maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore) Mes petites amoureuses (My Little Loves) born in Pessac France (d. 1981)
30 Nov 1945
Radu Lupu Romanian Grammy Award-winning concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold 1966 George Enescu Competition - 1st prize 1967) born in Galati Romania (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1952
Keith Giffen American comic book writer and artist (Legion of Super-Heroes Justice League) born in Queens New York (d. 2023)
30 Nov 1954
Simonetta Stefanelli Italian Actress (The Godfather) born in Rome
30 Nov 1955
Andy Gray Scottish soccer striker (20 caps Dundee Utd Aston Villa Wolves Everton) and broadcaster (ITV BBC Sky Sports beIN Sports) born in Glasgow Scotland
30 Nov 1957
Colin Mochrie Canadian improvisational comedian and producer (Whose Line is it Anyway) born in Kilmarnock Scotland
30 Nov 1957
Gary Lewis (n Stevenson) Scottish character actor (Billy Elliot Joyeux Nol Outlander born in Easterhouse Glasgow Scotland
30 Nov 1957
Jol Champetier French Canadian science fiction author (La Taupe et le Dragon Survie sur Mars) born in La Corne Quebec (d. 2015)
30 Nov 1957
John Ashton English-American rock guitarist (Psychedelic Furs 1977-2008) and record producer born in London England
30 Nov 1958
Juliette Bergmann Dutch bodybuilder (Ms Olympia 20001-03) born in Vlaardingen Netherlands
30 Nov 1959
Lorraine Kelly Scottish presenter and journalist (GMTV Lorraine) born in Glasgow Scotland
30 Nov 1959
Randy Gane American session and touring heavy metal keyboardist born in Mount Clemens Michigan
30 Nov 1960
Bob Tewksbury American MLB pitcher 1986-98 (New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals and 4 other teams) broadcaster and sports psychologist born in Concord New Hampshire
30 Nov 1960
Gary Lineker English soccer striker (80 caps Leicester City Everton Tottenham Hotspur) and broadcaster (BBC BT Sport ITV) born in Leicester England
30 Nov 1960
Rich Fields American television personality ( The Price Is Right) born in Bay Village Ohio
30 Nov 1964
Michael Cudlitz American actor known for The Walking Dead and Band of Brothers born in Long Island New York
30 Nov 1965
Aldair Brazilian soccer centre-back (81 caps AS Roma 330 games) born in Ilhus Brazil
30 Nov 1965
Ben Stiller American actor (Ben Stiller Show Next of Kin Cable Guy) born in New York City
30 Nov 1965
Fumihito Crown prince of Japan born in Tokyo Japan
30 Nov 1969
Larry Brown American football cornerback (Super Bowl XXVII XXVIII XXX [MVP] Dallas Cowboys) born in Miami Florida
30 Nov 1593
Johann Dilliger German composer born in Eisfeld Hildburghausen Thuringia Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1647)
30 Nov 1645
Andreas Werkmeister German organist musical theorist and Baroque composer born in Benneckenstein Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1706)
30 Nov 1693
Christoph Frster German composer born in Bibra Thuringia Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
30 Nov 1756
Ernst Chladni German physicist (Chladnis law - estimating the speed of sound) instrument inventor (euphon clavicylinder) and musician born in Wittenberg Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
30 Nov 1796
Carl Loewe German composer born in Lbejn Margraviate of Brandenburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1869)
30 Nov 1847
August Klughardt German composer born in Kthen Anhalt-Kthen Holy Roman Empire (d. 1902)
30 Nov 1866
Robert Broom Scottish-South African palaeontologist whose finds confirmed existence of Australopithecus africanus born in Paisley Scotland (d. 1951)
30 Nov 1890
John Tasker Howard American composer and music historian born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1964)
30 Nov 1907
Gyorgy Ranki Hungarian composer born in Budapest Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1992)
30 Nov 1915
(Walter) Brownie McGhee American folk music and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist (Sonny Terry) born in Knoxville Tennessee (d. 1996)
30 Nov 1918
Efrem Zimbalist Jr American actor (77 Sunset Strip Scruples The F.B.I.) born in New York City (d. 2014)
30 Nov 1922
Robert Evett American composer writer editor and music critic born in Loveland Colorado (d. 1975)
30 Nov 1925
Sanpei Hayashiya [Eizabur Ebina] Japanese comedian born in Tait Tokyo Japan (d. 1980)
30 Nov 1927
Robert Guillaume [Williams] American actor (Rafiki in The Lion King Soap Benson Sports Night) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2017)
30 Nov 1931
Gnther Herbig German conductor (Detroit Symphony 1984-90 Toronto Symphony 1988-94 Berlin Symphony 1977-83 Dresden Philharmonic 1972-77) born in st nad Labem Czechoslovakia
30 Nov 1936
Alfa-Betty Olsen American recording secretary and confidant of Mel Brooks born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025)
30 Nov 1940
Pauli Nevala Finnish athlete (Olympic gold mens javelin 1964) born in Pohja Finland (d. 2025)
30 Nov 1943
(James Jay) J.J. Barnes American R&B and soul singer-songwriter (Please Let Me In Baby Please Come Back Home) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2022)
30 Nov 1954
June Pointer American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - Fire Hes So Shy Jump (For My Love) Slow Hand) born in Oakland California (d. 2006)
30 Nov 1964
Emmanuel Lubezki Mexican cinematographer (Children of Men Gravity) born in Mexico City
30 Nov 1967
Gary Jones American NFL football safety (Pittsburgh Steelers NY Jets) born in St. Augustine Texas